1. Hey, athletes can turn pro, why not engineers, too?
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To help explore this topic, you’ll be looking primarily at four questions: 1. What is a professional engineer? 2. What does it take to claim the title of professional engineer? 3. Why would anyone bother going through the whole process? 4. Does the process or value of becoming a professional engineer vary by field?
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1. Research online the definition and qualities of a professional engineer. In your own words, describe what you consider to be meant by the phrase “professional engineer.”
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2. What is required to become licensed as a professional engineer? I.e., what is the process?
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3. How many categories are offered for the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam? What are they?
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4. How many categories are offered for the Principles and Practice of Engineering Exam? What are they?
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5. Which organization is responsible for creating and administering the FE and PE Exams? (Incidentally, looking at the history of this organization would help explain what being a professional engineer is all about, and why the classification arose in the first place.)
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6. Look closely at data regarding the pass rate of various FE and PE Exams. (Hint: this data can be found on the website of the organization in #5.) Based on this data, do any fields look especially difficult, or less difficult than others, to obtain licensure? Explain how you reached your conclusion.
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7. What types of questions would you expect on one of the exams? Try to be as specific as possible. You may answer this regarding the exams in general, or focusing on one field in particular.
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8. What are some methods one could apply to help prepare for an exam, and improve one’s chances of passing?
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9. Given the difficulty of the process of gaining licensure as a professional engineer, why would someone go to all the trouble? What potential benefits would make the time, energy, and money invested worthwhile?
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10. Research whether becoming a PE is more beneficial in some engineering fields than in others. Pick a specific field of engineering—perhaps one that especially interests you; how common is licensure in that field, relative to other fields? How useful is licensure in that field compared to others?
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11. What questions do you have about the topic of professional engineers?
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